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ViralNongfu Spring Didn’t Expect This — Gen-Z Is Using Its Tea Drinks to Raise “Tea Mold Pets” 🫖👀
China’s Gen-Z has once again proven that anything can become a hobby — even forgotten bottled tea.
TechDEEP Robotics Humanoid Robot Spotted Practicing Kung Fu at a Temple
Multiple humanoid robots from DEEP Robotics recently went viral after being spotted “meditating” and “training kung fu” at a temple-style site in Hangzhou’s Ori
EntertainmentCampus Dance Goes Viral: OPPO’s College Crew Throwdown!
OPPO is officially giving college students their K-pop idol era moment 🥹✨ In 2025, OPPO launched its first-ever College Dance Contest, tied to the Reno15 series
SocietyChagee Founder Weds Trina Solar Co-Chair
On December 15, 2025, milk-tea world and solar world collided in sweet style 🍵⚡️: Zhang Junjie, the 30-something founder & CEO of tea brand Bawang Chaji (Ch
Starbucks China Launches Harry Potter Collaboration — Muggles Welcome ☕️🪄
By mid-December, Starbucks China had officially turned winter into wizard season ☕️🪄 — and muggles were very much welcome.
McDonald’s Teams Up With Powerpuff Girls — Childhood Is Back 🍔💥
Remember when flipping on The Powerpuff Girls was the vibe after school?
TechAntigravity A1 Launched in the Sky — Hosted by a Creator Who Almost Lost Everything
Antigravity didn’t just launch the A1 drone — it launched it in the sky, and put the spotlight on a creator whose life had nearly fallen apart.
When You Enter MINISO for a Pen and Leave Like Paris Hilton 😂😂
When you enter MINISO for a pen and leave like Paris Hilton… apparently that happens to actual @parishilton too.
TechThis Humanoid Robot Just Fly-Kicked Its Own CEO 😭🤖
Where are Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics when you need them??
SocietyHe Took One Sip, Then Gave It to His Sister — Mixue Stepped In With 300 Gifts
A 9-year-old boy in rural Henan just reminded the whole internet what pure sibling love looks like — and yes, Mixue noticed too 🥹🧋✨ It all began when a village
ViralA Golden, Tacky Lamian Shop Just Went Viral — Minimalism Could Never 💛🍜
China’s latest viral restaurant star isn’t a Michelin chef — it’s a Jinan uncle named Liming, famous online for his unapologetically tacky, gold-obsessed lifest
ViralA man in Hangzhou just built a Hello Kitty Parthenon… to propose to his girlfriend 😭💍
A man in Hangzhou just recreated a full-on Hello Kitty–themed Parthenon as the venue to propose to his girlfriend — and yes, it was as magical and over-the-top